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The coronation over the weekend of King Charles III was a leading news story even in countries with little or no affiliation to Great Britain. The...
To be a realist is usually interpreted as the ability to acknowledge where things are going wrong without sugar-coating matters, but the opposite can also be...
This week, our community joined fellow Jews the world over in celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut. Every such anniversary is a special occasion, of course, but what made...
This week, Yom Hashoah ceremonies were held under the auspices of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) in all the major centres. I thank...
Two weeks ago, I reported on how factions of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) group at the University of Pretoria (UP) were protesting against “the presence...
When “Israeli Apartheid Week” (IAW) was first introduced on our university campuses, it posed many complex challenges for Jewish students. Should the invective of the other...
At the time of going to print, a “peaceful protest against the presence of Zionism on university campuses” has just taken place at the University of...
Anti-Israel factions have long been pushing for South Africa to downgrade its embassy in Israel. A resolution to this effect was taken at the 2017 ANC...
Every year, a high-powered delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations (COP) visits a particular part of the world, meeting political leadership...
As reported on the front page of this issue, earlier this week, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies briefed the Jewish community on the Board’s...
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) continues to come under heavy fire locally and internationally for its decision to withdraw an invitation to the Tel Aviv...
Of all the international Jewish organisations with which the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has had close working relationships over the decades, the Hebrew...
From a Jewish point of view, one of the major advantages of living in South Africa is the extent to which the rights and freedoms of...
Global antisemitism has been trending steadily upwards since the turn of the century, with most diaspora countries noting a major increase in activity on virtually a...
As part of our ongoing efforts to assist the victims of the Boksburg explosion, last week, South African Jewish Board of Deputies National Director Wendy Kahn,...
It’s lovely to be back after the December break, which I hope was a time for rest and recovery for all. Although there hasn’t been a...
As 2022 draws to a close, the Jewish community can look back on a year that for all its challenges, has been replete with activity and...
In my previous column, I reflected on the profound significance of the recent World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive meeting being held in the Vatican in Rome,...
This week, I attended my first World Jewish Congress (WJC) executive committee meeting in Rome. It was a remarkable experience meeting contemporaries from around the world...
Following the previous Sunday’s Affiliates meeting, the second leg of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD’s) Gauteng Council conference for the community at large...
In 2023, the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) will mark 120 years of serving the Jewish community, a milestone we look forward to celebrating...
Final preparations are taking place for the South African Jewish Board of Deputies’ (SAJBD’s) Gauteng Council conference on 10 November. This includes finalising the programme for...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD’s) Gauteng Council held its last meeting on Monday, 24 October, before its biennial conference in November. I would...
Preparations are in place for the Gauteng council conference on 10 November, and we’re boosted by the news that Deborah Lipstadt, the United States special envoy...
I participated in the inaugural conference of the new London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism (LCSCA) on 11 September, together with South African Jewish...
Durban is home to the third-largest concentration of Jews in South Africa as well as being, after Cape Town and Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth), the country’s...
We had the pleasure last week of congratulating our esteemed associate, Tali Nates, the founder and long-serving director of the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC),...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies has unfortunately been required to address many instances of anti-Israel rhetoric crossing the line into antisemitism. This was what...
Since its founding 14 years ago, Limmud has provided our community with an unrivalled array of outstanding local and international speakers presenting on topics relating to...
Diaspora Jewry has learned to brace itself for the inevitable backlash whenever conflict erupts between Israel and its neighbours. Over the past 15 years, most of...
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic shortly before the lockdown, a delegation from the South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) visited the China Mall...
The terrorist bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Centre in Buenos Aires in July 1994 was a watershed moment in modern Jewish history. The atrocity, in...
“The distinctive characteristic of Jewish ethics is the social concern for all.” This simple yet deeply meaningful statement appears on a sign planted in a vegetable...
This week marks the anniversary of the devastating outbreak of violence and looting that gripped large parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last year. The impact of...
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) continues to cement ties with international Jewry, at professional and lay-leader levels. Through these engagements, we forge solid...
Xenophobic sentiment has become pervasive in South Africa and all too often, what begins with inflammatory rhetoric leads to direct attacks against the targeted group. One...
The uprising that began in Soweto on 16 June 1976 was a turning point in South African history. It sparked off the most sustained period of...
After a busy week in Israel as part of a Jewish leadership delegation, I spent some time in the United States, where I met Jonathan Greenblatt,...
Shortly before Shavuot, a joint South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD)-South African Zionist Federation delegation went on a six-day visit to Israel. Zev Krengel, David...
Last week, the SowetanLIVE reported on workshops for pupils conducted by the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre (DHGC) in Howick. In the article, those interviewed expressed...
